A note from the editor: Feeling lonely, depressed, tired, or stressed? Looking for something truly touching and inspirational? Be sure to watch the music video, Together, in Cuisine for Contemplation near the end of this newsletter. Virtual hugs, Laurie

December 4—Yolo/Woodland Chapter 76: General Membership Virtual Meeting

December 5—CABE ELD Virtual Parent Conference

December 8—CABE Virtual Joint Delegate Assembly (JDA) Fall 2020 for Chapter Leaders

December 8, 9, & 10—Free MCAP Webinar Series: Understanding the Core Concepts & Principles of Universal Design for Learning to Support English Learners Virtually

December 11— Deadline to Submit Ad for the 2021 Multilingual Educator magazine

December 18—Yolo/Woodland Chapter 76: "Paint Night" HS Scholarship Fundraiser

January 23—CABE Dual Language Teacher Academy: Module #4 Authentic Spanish Reading Instruction/La pedagogía para la enseñanza auténtica de la lectura

February 5—Deadline for CABE 2021 Early Bird Savings Deadline for CABE 2021 Registration

March 23-27—CABE 2021 Virtual Conference

Conference Website: CABE2021.org | Registration: CABE2021.org | Exhibitors: [email protected] Conference: [email protected] | Sponsors: [email protected] or [email protected]

Sponsors: [email protected] or [email protected] 

Exhibitors: [email protected]

Learn about MCAP events and services, and subscribe to receive the latest updates:

www.multilingualcalifornia.org or https://mcap.gocabe.org/ 

Questions? Email us: [email protected]

Check it out!: How California Teachers Are Making Bilingual Education Work Online

The webinars will feature renowned teacher educator, researcher, writer, consultant, facilitator and speaker on anti-racist, inclusionary, and equitable education, Dr. Enid Lee. The series is slated to launch in January 2021.

Yolo/Woodland Chapter 76 invites you to its first General Membership Virtual Meeting 5:00-6:00pm of the school year on Friday, December 4th. We hope you can attend and hear about our activities and information for our Chapter Board elections that are coming up soon.

Link to Zoom meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73933384490?pwd=MnBNbEhsUExWSlVUdFBtdmJ5WnhQUT09

CABE Whittier invites you to check out their Podcast Radio Station:

Some of the highlights include...

Questions? Contact Evelyn Briseño: [email protected]

 "Improving Education for Multilingual and English Learner Students: Research to Practice” which presents current evidence-based pedagogy and practices in the areas of developing multilingualism, early education, assets-based environments, English language development, and the creation of systems that support the implementation of these practices. The publication provides a deeper dive into accessing actionable examples of how evidence-based pedagogy and practices may be implemented in districts, schools, and classrooms to positively impact multilingual and English learner students. https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/er/documents/mleleducation.pdf

New! Launch of the World Languages Web Page: The Educator Excellence and Equity Division (EEED) has launched a comprehensive new World Languages web page. This new content area page provides the world languages community, including program administrators, teachers, and families, easy access to information and resources about world languages programs and practices. In ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting adjustments made by schools and districts to the delivery of learning activities and instruction, this new web page highlights key distance learning resources from the CDE as well as from our state, national, and international partners in professional learning.

Summary Report on the Professional Learning Needs Assessment Survey for World Languages Educators Together with the launch of the new World Languages web page, the EEED is releasing the 2020 summary report on the Professional Learning Needs Assessment Survey for World Languages Educators. This is the first needs assessment specifically addressing the professional learning priorities of the world languages community. This report is intended for a broad audience and summarizes the data gathered by the survey to inform the field, in particular when considering provision of professional learning support to California’s world languages educators. The report is now available under the Updates tab on the World Languages web page.

December 18, 2020 Deadline to apply for the third annual Alma Flor Ada Award en pro de la Justicia Social Award sponsored by CEEL ($1,000) AFA Award webpage.

January-March 2021 Fostering Family/Community Engagement for Transitional Kindergarten/Early Childhood Programs Loyola Marymount University

February 6, 2021 28th Jornada Pedagógica Internacional para la Educación Multilingüe by Loyola Marymount University (virtual conference) Keynote Speaker: Dr. Margarita Calderón, Professor Emerita, Johns Hopkins University. Co-sponsored by CEEL, CABE, and LAUSD. Register Now. View Flyer.

April 28-29, 2021 NABE Virtual Conference Register. (pre-conference on April 27th)

A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction toolkit, developed by EdTrust West and LMU/CEEL.

Innovative Digital Micro-Courses from the San Diego County Office of Education: https://bit.ly/SDCOECatalog. For more information, contact [email protected].

Free resources from the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA): Ensuring Continuity Of Learning And Operations, Family Toolkit, English Learner Toolkit, Newcomer Toolkit.

Communication Series by the Center for Equity for English Learners: CEEL English Learner Supports during COVID-19  November Focus: Virtual Learning for English Learners Receiving Special Education Services

CEEL Certificate programs for teachers and leaders working with ELLs and DLLs

Apoyo para las familias inmigrantes durante COVID-19 en www.gocabe.org: https://www.gocabe.org/index.php/communications-2/daca/

The California Parent and Youth Helpline provides support and resource referrals to parent and youth during the current COVID-19 pandemic, 7-days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Call or text 1-855-4APARENT (855-427-2736) for services in English, Spanish and other languages. Visit: https://caparentyouthhelpline.org/

22 videos informativos en español sobre COVID-19 de la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia del Gobernador de California/22 informational videos in Spanish on COVID-19 from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvrp9iOILTQZdKZTcAaYdyu4wKmhGCJNc

Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants/Asistencia para Inmigrantes en Casos de Desastres de California: Disaster Relief for Immigrants, Asistencia para Inmigrantes en Casos de Desastres, Fact Sheet, Hoja de datos, Crisis del Corona Virus: Recursos para familias, Alas Y Voz, Californians Together

Deadline extended to December 31, 2020: Calling all Spanish-English Bilingual Literacy Intervention Teachers! Take this survey to contribute to research on biliteracy and enter a raffle for Amazon gift cards:

Contact [email protected] to request that your information be included on this list.

As we head into December with post-election drama, quarantine fatigue, rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, an economic recession, continued distance learning, and the upcoming holiday season, we invite you to de-stress and be inspired by the uplifting music video "Together" by the Australian-born, Nashville-based group, for King and Country. Click below:

Contact CABE Corner Editor, Laurie Nesrala-Miles: [email protected]